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If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out.

~George Brett

Topics: Grandmother Her Kissing Like Losing Out Sister Teeth Tie You Your

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I never lifted a weight in my life. Why am I going to do steroids? That's not going to do me any good. We didn't have any weights in our clubhouse. We had one exercise bike and that was for the guy who tweaked his hamstring. And that thing didn't even work half the time.

~George Brett

Topics: Am Any Bike Clubhouse Even Exercise Going Good Guy Had Half Half The Time His Life Lifted Me My Life Never Our Steroids Thing Time Weight Weights Who Why Work

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Every time I sit with our general manager at a baseball game, and there's number-cruncher and statistician guy - I'm sitting around - they start talking about stuff, and I say, 'What's that? I've never heard of that one before.'

~George Brett

Topics: About Around Baseball Baseball Game Before Every Every Time Game General General Manager Guy Heard Manager Never Our Say Sit Sitting Start Statistician Stuff Talking Time

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If I was going to make one rule change, I would bring the DH in the National League.

~George Brett

Topics: Bring Change Going League Make National Rule Would

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I am not too serious about anything. I believe you have to enjoy yourself to get the most out of your ability. I can take the criticism with the accolades. Neither affects me.

~George Brett

Topics: Ability About Accolades Affects Am Anything Believe Criticism Enjoy Get Me Most Neither Out Serious Take Too You Your Yourself I Am I Can I Believe

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My father cared a lot about me, but he never gave me the satisfaction of really knowing it. Hitting .390 wasn't enough for him. Nothing seemed to be. He was not trying to be mean. He was just seeing to it that I never got self-satisfied, that I worked hard to get the most out of what I had.

~George Brett

Topics: About Cared Enough Father Gave Get Got Had Hard He Him Hitting Just Knowing Lot Me Mean Most Never Nothing Out Really Satisfaction Seeing Seemed Trying Worked

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A woman will be elected President before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes. I guarantee that.

~George Brett

Topics: Before Elected Guarantee Out President Strikes Wade Will Woman

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I could have played another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that.

~George Brett

Topics: Another Baseball Been Better Could Deserves Money Played Playing Than Would Year

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If I stay healthy, I have a chance to collect 3,000 hits and 1,000 errors.

~George Brett

Topics: Chance Collect Errors Healthy Hits Stay

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I've only read two books in my life: Baseball Sparkplug and Love Story.

~George Brett

Topics: Baseball Books Life Love Love Story My Life Only Read Story Two

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: May 15th, 1953

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